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Michael Ponniah

Chief Technology Officer at Transient.AI

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Overview

Michael Ponniah serves as Chief Technology Officer at Transient.AI [1][3]. Ponniah previously held multiple engineering leadership roles at Amazon spanning over four years, including Senior Software Engineering Manager in Last Mile and Retail [4], Software Development Manager for Alexa [5], and Software Development Manager for AWS [6]. Before joining Amazon, Ponniah worked as Vice President of Engineering at Credit Suisse [8] and as Assistant Vice President of Engineering at Citigroup [9]. Ponniah holds a Master of Science in Computer Science from Montclair State University [11] and a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Madurai Kamaraj University [12].

Profile introduction
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I’m a technology leader at Amazon operating at the intersection of AI, logistics, fintech and large-scale distributed systems, with 20+ years of experience building and scaling platforms in highly regulated and high-throughput environments. At Amazon, I lead engineering organizations responsible for global, real-time platform systems powering large-scale mobile and logistics experiences. My focus has increasingly been on building AI-native (agentic) systems that improve developer velocity, software quality, and operational decision-making across complex distributed architectures. Prior to…

Career history

  1. Chief Technology OfficerJun 2026 to presentTransient.AI
  2. Senior Software Engineering Manager (Last Mile / Retail)Nov 2021 to Jul 2026Amazon
  3. Software Development Manager (Alexa)Feb 2018 to Oct 2020Amazon
  4. Software Development Manager (AWS)Apr 2017 to Feb 2018Amazon Web Services
  5. Software Development ManagerNov 2016 to Mar 2017Amazon
  6. Vice President of EngineeringJul 2010 to Nov 2016Credit Suisse
  7. Assistant Vice President, EngineeringAug 2005 to Jul 2010Citigroup
  8. Graduate AssistantJan 2004 to Dec 2005Montclair State University

Education

  1. M.S., computer science2004 - 2006Montclair State University
  2. B.E., Electrical and Electronics Engg1998 - 2002Madurai Kamaraj University
  3. High School Diploma at Petit Seminaire Higher Secondary School

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